PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
Mise-en-page in manuscripts and printed books containing polyphonic music, 1480—1530
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Countries
Austria
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Belgium
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England
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Germany
11
Great Britain
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Netherlands
1
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Vienna
8
Windsor
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Production method
Manuscript
47
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
39
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
poetry collection with some notated music
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
23
parchment
19
parchment (with paper)
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
upright
47
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
10
never
5
none visible
17
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
5
sometimes
7
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
41
brown
9
dark brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
38
straightedge
7
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
3
10
26
11
14
12
9
13
3
14
3
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
18
3
18
4
25
5
34
6
37
7
47
8
42
9
33
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
25
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
34
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
39
4-part single page
7
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
32
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
15
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
29
none
10
quadruple
2
single
44
triple
13
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
28
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
2
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
20
variable space, not on grid
26
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
40
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
15
notation and staves extended into margin
20
notation extended into margin
9
other
1
partial additional staves
17
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
47
brown
5
red
6
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Central European)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
5
void mensural
44
Monophonic Notation
absent
37
present
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
21
poor
5
very high
11
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
5
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
21
signes-de-renvoi
27
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
1
English
2
Flemish
3
French
10
German
3
Italian
3
Latin
43
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
44
fully texted with two or more texts
11
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
6
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
9
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
10
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
6
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
18
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
30
hybrida
1
textura
18
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
26
poor
2
very high
12
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
47
blue
4
brown
5
dark brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
red
34
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
27
yes
25
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
19
Borders Frequency
never
6
occasionally
3
rarely
15
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
5
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
15
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
3
historiated
3
plain initials
4
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
18
occasionally
7
often
3
rarely
9
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
20
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
7
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
6
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
10
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
11
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
6
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
5
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Colour of text: black
Physical type exact%3achoirbook
Number of staves: 7
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
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